Verizon (News - Alert) Wireless ranked highest among all other national wireless
providers in the Northeast region in the J.D.
Power 2014 Wireless Network Quality Study?, Volume 2,
issued August 28, 2014. The Northeast region includes Massachusetts,
Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont.
This is the 20th consecutive reporting period that Verizon
Wireless ranks highest in the Northeast.

The J.D. Power study measured network quality among U.S. wireless
service providers in its survey of more than 26,000 wireless subscribers
about wireless voice, text messaging and data service between January
and June 2014. Based on customer responses, Verizon Wireless (News - Alert) ranked
highest not only in the Northeast region, but also four other regions -
Southeast, North Central, Southwest and West.

"New Englanders live a mobile lifestyle and choose Verizon Wireless to
stay connected to the people and places that are important to them,"
commented Christine Berberich, President, Verizon Wireless New England.
"We've invested $3.7 billion into our wireless network across New
England since 2000, including $179 million n the first half of 2014, to
continue to enhance service for customers today, while providing the
foundation for local startups and app developers to drive the mobile
innovation of tomorrow."

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's largest 4G LTE (News - Alert) network, which is
twice the size geographically of any other 4G LTE network in the U.S.
Available to nearly 305 million people in more than 500 markets across
the country, the Verizon Wireless network covers more than 97 percent of
the U.S. population. To see 4G LTE coverage across the country and
locally please visit: www.verizonwireless.com/lte.

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's largest and most reliable 4G LTE
network. As the largest wireless company in the U.S., Verizon Wireless
serves 104.6 million retail customers, including 98.6 million retail
postpaid customers. Verizon Wireless is wholly owned by Verizon
Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ). For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com.
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